April 24, 2014, 5:33AM

The three men arrested following a police chase in downtown Ann Arbor Tuesday were the subjects of a drug investigation for about one year and are expected to be charged Thursday, officials said. Full story »

April 16, 2014, 9:24AM

Law enforcers like the Drug Enforcement Agency's Rich Isaacson say a surge in pain pill abuse is having the unintended consequence of driving up heroin use in Michigan and beyond. Law enforcers like the Drug Enforcement Agency's Rich Isaacson say a surge in pain pill abuse is having the unintended consequence of driving up heroin use in Michigan and beyond. Full story »

April 25, 2012, 6:30AM

Though he had to place a Kawkawlin Township man who spent months bringing heroin from Detroit into Bay County on probation, a local judge was adamant that he wouldn’t hesitate to put the defendant in prison if given the chance. Full story »

May 12, 2011, 4:06PM

Matt Dixon | The Flint Journal Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell address a crowd of about 1200 students at Fenton High School Tuesday morning before begining the anti-drug presentation "Chasing the Dragon" which focuses on stories about heroin.

May 12, 2011, 4:06PM

Matt Dixon | The Flint Journal Rob Martin, 42, of Davison and a recovering heroin addict since 1990, speaks to students at Fenton High School Tuesday morning about his overdose experiences and struggles with drugs. Martin and others affected by heroin spoke as part of the "Chasing the Dragon" presentation which is going around area schools. The program is inteded...

May 12, 2011, 4:06PM

Matt Dixon | The Flint Journal Ron Schlosser speaks to Fenton High School students about his daughter Erika who died from a heroin overdose at the age of 19 last Febraury. Schlosser, along with other family members of drug addicts spoke Tuesday afternoon during the anti-drug presentation "Chasing the Dragon." Erika was a former student of Fenton High School.

May 12, 2011, 4:06PM

Matt Dixon | The Flint Journal Family members of local drug addicts comfort each other at Fenton High School Tuesday afternoon before presenting "Chasing The Dragon," which focuses around stories about the damaging effects of heroin. Among those presenting was Ron Schlosser and Sam Jawhari, both of whom lost their daughters to heroin overdoses last February. Schlosser's daughter Erika attended...

April 27, 2011, 5:25PM

In today's links: Feds are hush-hush about recent raids, heroin use in Michigan is on the rise, Eminem may no longer be able to use 8 Mile Road in raps as Detroit's border, a former stripper is suing her former employer, a 12-year-old girl pleads guilty to armed robbery, Detroit's "miracle on wheels" has arrived, and walking may be a great exercise, but hybrid cars release less CO2 into the environment. Full story »